®Planning appeal decision
Pond House, Church Lane, Dogmersfield, Hook, RG27 8TA
Planning appeal 3288009 at Pond House, Church Lane, Dogmersfield, Hook, RG27 8TA (Hart District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 June 2023 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness for the use of the northern land as residential garden land was well founded.
Appeal A: Use of land as garden associated with Pond House. Appeal B: Two storey side extension with basement.
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hocking P
- Postcode
- RG27 8TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness for the use of the northern land as residential garden land was well founded
- Appeal B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; and the effect of the development on living conditions, having particular regard to the size of outside private amenity space
What decided it
Appeal A: the appellant's failure to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence of continuous residential use of the northern land for a relevant 10-year period prior to transfer. Appeal B: the extension's inconspicuous position, design replication of existing details, and the adequacy of remaining private amenity space.
Appeal B: the benefits of providing additional residential accommodation and improved living space were not outweighed by any harm to character, appearance or living conditions, given the site's rural location and the extension's modest, inconspicuous design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE9 Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Policy GEN1 Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Policy NBE1 Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Policy RUR1 Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Policy NBE5 Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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